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1. malicious: having the nature of threatening evilex. “...announcing to no one in particular but with a sort of malicious glee: ‘Well, sailors, grit your teeth. It’s twenty below, for sure’” (Solzhenitsyn 7).​ original."The malicious knight tempted to overthrow his king’s power."2. severe: unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgementex. “The frost was severe, but not as severe as the squad leader” (Solzhenitsyn 59).original."We received severe grading on the test."3. bawl: cry loudlyex."Tiurin was bawling out someone else down below” (Solzhenitsyn 96).original. "The girl was bawling out in misery."4. commiseration: feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortune of othersex.“'You shouldn’t have shown your pride so much,' he said, shaking his head in commiseration” (Solzhenitsyn 49).original. "She was filled with commiseration toward homeless dogs."5. neglect: leave undone or leave outex.“Without neglecting a single fish scale or particle of flesh on the brittle skeleton, Shukov went on chomping his teeth and sucking the bones, spitting the remains on the table” (Solzhenitsyn 17).original. "She neglected her cleaning duty today and went home straight."6. dislodge: remove or force from a position previously occupiedex. “... the picks slipped, scattering showers of sparks, but not a bit of earth was dislodged” (Solzhenitsyn 54).original."He dislodged all the books he finished from the table."7. bedraggled: limp, untidy and soiledex. “...a bedraggled scrap of cloth had been sewn on them, just above the left knee, with a faded black number...” (Solzhenitsyn 8).original. "Her sheets used for over three years were now brownish and bedraggled."8. futile: producing no result or effectex.“But it was futile to protest - the trusties were a gang all their own, and were also in solid with the guards” (Solzhenitsyn 130).original. "His efforts in Precalculus class ended futile."9. forbid: command againstex. ”Until all the towers were manned the site was forbidden territory. ” (Solzhenitsyn 42).original. "Going beyond that bridge was forbidden by law."10. keen: intense or sharpex.“The cold was growing keener” (Solzhenitsyn 85).original. "My grandfather has a very keen sense of hearing."11. obliquely: to, toward or at one sideex."...it beams cutting obliquely through the gates, the whole building site, and the fence” (Solzhenitsyn 42).original."The snowboarder slid down the hill obliquely."12. dossier: paper containing detailed information about a personex.“According to his dossier, Ivan Denisovich Shukhov had been sentenced for high treason” (Solzhenitsyn 65).original."The dossier tells that he is a very international person."13. imperiously: in a manner showing arrogant superiorityex."At that very moment his blanket and jacket were imperiously jerked off him” (Solzhenitsyn 7).original. "Imperiously, the king commanded the soldiers."14. mutiny: open rebellion against constituted authorityex.“...with the underground and smuggled in arms for the mutiny;” (Solzhenitsyn 66).original. "The mutiny for freedom occurred in 1789."15. hoarse: deep and harsh soundings as if from shouting or illnessex.“It started hoarsely, as though clearing its throat” (Solzhenitsyn 68).original. "The sicks screamed hoarse."16. toady: a person who tries to please some to gain an advantageex."...on a marble staircase covered with a red carpet that recalled a toadying version of the red banner” (Solzhenitsyn vii).original. "That boy always likes toadying around older students."17. dexterous: skillful in physical movements; especially of the handsex.“He dexterously pulled his feet out of the valenki, put the valenki in the corner…” (Solzhenitsyn 13).original. "My father is very dexterous, very good in making origamis."18. intermittent: stopping and starting at irregular intervalsex."The intermittent sounds barely penetrated the windowpanes on which the frost lay two fingers thick, and they ended almost as soon as they’d begun” (Solzhenitsyn 3).original. "The intermittent heartbeats told us that he was near death."19. trudge: walk heavily or firmly, as when weary, or through mudex.“Somewhere out on the tundra, an Ivan Denisovich was trudging and dying” (Solzhenitsyn 176).original. "I trudged through the snow high up to my waist."20. nip: sever or remove by pinchingex.”The frost was trying to nip his ears…” (Solzhenitsyn 11).original. "I nipped the bug off his shoulder."